#070821 Color

#070821 is rgb(7, 8, 33) in RGB, hsl(238, 65%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 76%, 0%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), visibly different at ΔE 10.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#070821

HEX#070821

RGBrgb(7, 8, 33)

HSLhsl(238, 65%, 8%)

HSVhsv(238, 79%, 13%)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 76%, 0%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(15.2% 0.052 276.3)

LABlab(2.83% 4.10 -15.13)

LCHlch(2.83% 15.68 285.14)

What #070821 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #070821, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 10.6 Rich Black#010B13ΔE 11.7 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 12.22 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 15.66 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 15.68 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 15.69

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#070821 Channel Values

How #070821 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 7 · G 8 · B 33	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 238° · S 65% · L 8%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 238° · S 79% · V 13%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 79% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 87%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.7:1 vs white · 1.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #070821 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #070821

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #070821; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #070821

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#06071D

#050619

#040515

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #070821.

How #070821 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#070821

Protanopia#080821

Protanomaly#070821

Deuteranopia#080821

Deuteranomaly#070821

Tritanopia#020D0D

Tritanomaly#040B17

Achromatopsia#0B0B0B

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Using #070821 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-070821: #070821;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #070821;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-070821': '#070821' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.031, blue: 0.129)

Android XML<color name="color_070821">#070821</color>

SVG fillfill="#070821"

More Blue Colors

#070821 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#070821 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #070821?

#070821 is a darkest blue — rgb(7, 8, 33) in RGB and hsl(238, 65%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.6.

What is the RGB value of #070821?

#070821 is rgb(7, 8, 33) — red 7, green 8, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #070821?

#070821 converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 76%, 0%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #070821 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #070821 scores 19.7:1 against white and 1.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #070821 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #070821 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 15.93, which is visibly different.

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